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| Dr, Bukola Saraki |
SENATE President, Dr. Bukola Saraki yesterday stated that the
Senate will monitor the implementation of the 2016 Appropriation Budget of the
Federal Government to ensure that all the provisions and programmes are
successfully implemented for the benefit of Nigerians.
Saraki stated this shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari signed
the budget into law adding that the two arms of government worked tirelessly on
it towards improving the standard of living of the citizenry.
“On our own part as members
of the National Assembly, we will closely monitor the implementation of the
budget by providing effective oversight.
“We will also ensure that all necessary laws that will aid the
transformation of the contents of the budget into practical policies, projects
and programmes that will directly have positive impact on Nigerians will be put
in place.
“That is why we have started
the amendment of the Public Procurement Act to ensure that a substantial
percentage of the money to be spent in the budget are made available to
Nigerians through government patronage of Made-in-Nigeria goods and services”,
Saraki said.
The Senate President while noting
that the delay on the passage of the budget was circumstantial, however
promised that the issues will not repeat itself in the 2017 budget adding that
the President has offered to ensure early presentation to circumvent any
hitches.
He therefore called on ministers, heads of departments and
agencies (MDAs) to take charge and kick start implementation of the various
provisions made in the budget immediately in line with the expectations.
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